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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931
"STAATENLOSE" CENTER PLAYERS . Httntii if ton Troupe to GUILD IS MAKING PROBLEMS IS TO lPresented Sunday PLASSFORYEAR ^ BE DISCUSSED
VOL. IX.—No. 34
Einstein Manuscript Campaign Will Presented to Yale PUGHTOFJEWS Continue for IN EAST EUROPE Berlin.—(J. T.. A.)—Professor AlAnother Week bert Einstein presented to Yale Uni-
IS PRECARIOUS
versity the manuscript embodying his nationally- fled the cunning Sir Arthur Conan Howard Huntii 5 The supplementary campaign being latest development of bis.Theory of usionist, and Doyle. known magician conducted by the Jewish Philanthro- Relativity. The title of the manuConference: to Take Up Problem his troupe will a; t the Jewish Included in the Huntington perfom- Mrs. Herman Jahr to Again Di- pies to raise the $15,000.00 shortage, script is "Gegenwaertiger Stand A1I- Their Only Salvation Is Inline* diate Aid from American rect Activities of . of "People Without Citian evening ance is the King of Fire, Captain Community Centi incurred in the $42,150 drive held in gemeiner Relativitaets Theorie." Brethren night, under Justin. Justin's act is always sensaperformance this '*. Guild zenship Rights" May is progressing, with the army of Professor Einstein declared that he the auspices of the Athletic Council tional and highly diverting. Miss olunteer workers making a thorough New York—(J. T. A.) The plight of The Center Piajyers Guild, which and complete canvass of all prospects. is happy to make this presentation to .Budapest.—(J. T. A.)—The prob- of the Center. The proceeds of the Farrar is the principal assistance in has' brought laudatory" publicity to lem of the "Staatenlose," people with- engagement will be used to purchase the larger illusions. Tfcose soliciting for the campaign an American University as a token of the Jews of Eastern and Central The trunk mystery, a feature the ^mmiuhity Center, was reorgan- are determined to "stick to the job" appreciation of the honors extended Europe is precarious unless American out citizenship rights, which affects new and needed equipment for the to him during his recent visit to the Jews come to their financial support, . " formance, is said to be the greatest *i*ed*'at a meeting held at the J. C. C. until everyi prospect is seen. : many Jews, in Roumania,; Lithuania gymnasium. is the opinion brought back by Joseph mystery of modern times and is HuntTuesday evening. -.-! Huntington is appearing with his - and Poland, will be discussed at a conTwenty-nine beneficiary agencies United States. ; C. Hyman, Secretary of the Joint DisJacob S. Pearlstien, executive di- representing- worthy local, national, ference of all nations interested in stage production intact, and this, is ngton's chief number. .. tribution Committee, who has just reThe show has met with a good ad- rector of the Community Center, pre- and international! causes have not this, matter, !m accordance with,the the first and only Omaha appearance, turned from a tour of Jewish centers .decision 'of the: 15th Congress of the as he leaves immediately, upon the vance ticket sale. Adults' admission sented to the Guild a program for been able to receive their allotments in Europe.• International .Federation • of • the completion.: of liis fshow; for • an ex- as forty cents. Children under 12 will the year tending to stimulate the ac- because of'the shortage, even:though While abroad, Mr. Hyman met with tie admitted for twenty-five cents. tended tour. Tnis is the second, seativities of the group and develop the the need of these institutions is the ' League of' Nations' Union. Jewish leaders from various lands'and Show starts at 8:30 p. m. and no seats son for Huntington's troupe, which Guild into a dramatic workshop. greatest in history. . While there are no oficial statistics 1 was enabled to get a clear picture of Pearlstieh's plan comprehends not The workers are seeing those who as to the number of "Staatenlose," the has been favored with capacity audi- are reserved. the tragic situation of the Jews. "The ences throughout the east and middle The performance is,in charge of the only histrionic development but also did not give, those who cut last year's ' Federation estimates; that there are condition of the Jew in these coun• Athletic Council, composed of Irvin the preparation of'settings, study of subscription, and those who did not more than 100,000 distributed through west. tries, first torn by war, then crushed C. Levin, chairman; E. Segal, Harry The nature of the show is a mysmake-up, lights, etc. Considerable in- give enough. , : Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary, by the economic depression is one of Trustin, P. Wintroub, I. Sokolof, M. •tery production, dynamically presentterest was shown in the program at A luncheon meeting of. workers was Italy, Jugo-slavia, Poland and RouSyracuse Leaders of All Faiths dire distress, helplessness and hopeed and apparently not troubled by Altschuler, D. B. Cohn, Max Turner, the meeting. scheduled for yesterday noon, at mania. Join in Asking for lessness," Mr. Hyman declared. "The radio and talking pictures competi- A. Kaiman, Sam Green and L. BerThe executive committee was in- which time complete reports were to A memorandum submitted to the tion. Certain • scenes possess thrills man. only bright spot on the horizon is the Change be given. However, the detailed restructed to consider the plan in detail Director of the Legal Department of and chills. Huntington's wit and deft possible financial assistance of the and present a report at the next meet- sults were not available by press time the League of Nations points put that handling of effects are exceptionally Syracuse.—(J. T. A.)—Responding Jews of America are planning to give Thursday. ing Wednesday evening at the Center. the tragic suffering endured by many pleasing to both adults and youngThe campaign will in all probability to the insistent demand of leaders of through the campaign now in progress Mrs. Herman Jahr, who has so people through the loss of their na- sters. • continue through the whole of next many creeds, the Shakespeare's "Mer- to raise $2,500,000 for their rehabilisuccessfully guided the destinies of tionality involves the following disMr. Huntington is a pupil of the chant of Venice" has been dropped tation," he added. the Guild in the past, will again di- week. abilities: A detailed report of the specific famous Houdini. His father, W. K. rect the organization. Officers chosen from the lists of required reading in needs of East European Jewry was 1. Denial of passports, which is a Huntington, traveled with Houdini for Tuesday are Mrs. Sid Wintroub, the public schools here. The an- rendered by Mr. Hyman to Rabbi serious drawback where families have many years and some Omahans still president; Morton Richards, vice nouncement of this revision in the Jonah B. Wise, Chairman of the cambeen divided by the new frontiers. remember his first appearance at the president; Mrs. Stanley Levin, secrecurriculum is made by Dr. Carl G. paign. Describing the misery of East 2. Liability to arbitrary deportation. old John A. Creighton theater. Houtary, Stanley Levin, treasurer. Alverson, Superintendent of Schools. European Jews, Mr. Hyman asks imAccounts are given of people sent dini, a Jewish boy, whose real name Geneva—(J. T. A.)—The sum of In addition to the officers, the folacross one boundary after another by was Harry Weiss, the son of a Rabbi, $45,000,000 has been expended in PalFor a number of years the Jewish mediate aid from the campaign for the Jews of Poland, Roumania, Latvia the police until they are reduced to disclosed.his whole bag of tricks to estine by the British government lowing were elected to the executive committee: Hy Shrier, Sal Michnick, Washington.—(j\ T. A.)—A total leaders here have opposed the in- and Lithuania. desparation. the Huntingtons, the same that baf- since 1921, according to an official and Earl Siegel. clusion of this play on the ground of 5,692 Jews were admitted into the 3. Denial of the right of employreport of the Mandate's Commission American Aid United States as immigrants during that the character of Shylock presentment of any out; of work benefits, of the League of Nations. Rabbi Wise, responding to Mr. Hythe fiscal year ending* June 30th, ac- ed a prejudiced opinion of tl»e Jews This sum includes the costs of de• -which.in some .cases means actual man's plea, expressed deep confklente cording to an announcement issued by to the school children. fending the country, the report exstarvations . • .: Commissioner General of ImmigraThis matter was taken up last in the generosity of American Jewry plains. 4. Denial of pensions and pooi'retion Hull. The number of Jews^who spring at a good-will conference in and in their continued willingness to The British government has been lief and other sta^e aids resulting in migrated from the United States dur- which representatives of all the faiths come to the succor of their co-relirequested by the Mandate's Commiscomplete" destitution for many people. ing the same period was 319. participated. A petition was then cir- gionists by supporting the J. D. C. sion to submit, in its next report, as 5. Obligation to pay for education The statistics for the first month of culated among members of the com- campaign in progress. "I think that to the amount from this sum assigned Cantor Edward Schiff of Philadel- the new fiscal year show a further deyou can convey to the Jews of Poland, because of a special foreigners* tax to the. civil administration and the phia will be guest cantor for the Suc- crease in immigration, 3,174 immi- munity and filed with the Board of Roumania and Latvia and Lithuania which amounts in reality to a denial development of Palestine. coth Services at the Chevra B'nai Ja- grant aliens having been admitted in Education, protesting against "the that we shall not desert them," he of education. percentage of Jewish Criminals economic The periodical compilation of more cob synagogue, 24th and Nicholas. July, as compared with 3,534 in the -unfair and malicious conception of stated. Is Lowest in accurate statistics on unemployment The cantor will chant the services preceding month, a decline of 360, at Jews induced by a reading of Shake"The campaign is now on and will is also requested by the Commission. this evening and tomorrow morning, 10.2 per cent. The monthly average speare's description of Shylock." World be prosecuted with all vigor. The Such a compilation, explains the ComChairman of the Joint Distribution for the last fiscal year was 8,095. New York.—(J.T. A.)—Only 1.74 mission "will be of the greatest value Committee,.Mr. Felix M. Warburg and Of the July immigrants, 1,126 were its officers, are deeply concerned and admitted under the immigration act per cent of the prisoners in the estate both in determining the, annual quotas of labor contingents to be admitted feel that there is no reason why the of 1924 as aliens charged to the quota prisons and .reformatories of the into Palestine and in satisfying public Joint- Distribution Committee should and.1,010 ^as natives of noaiqtrota country 'are"^•ilewsV according "-to "a opinion as to the decision arrived at." t not go out and ask for large sums of countries, principally Canada, while .study made for the American Jewish - Welcoming the.announced intention money and that there is every reason 488 entered as wives and 253 as unA traditional atmosphere will preCommittee by Dr. H. S. Linfield, Di- of the British Government to estabmarried children of American citizens vail at the Succoth services of the why American Jewry should liberally Idea Developed by Julius Rosea- rector' of the Statistical Department lish a Legislative Council in Palessupport it." and 297 as ministers, professors, and Conservative Synagogue. of the Committee. The study is pub- tine, the Commission ; -expressed the wald Foundation Is. With more than 350,000 Jewish other miscellaneous classes. In the A "Succah," or booth, built by Jews lished in Volume 33 of the American hope that the Mandatory would soon F r u i t f u l -••••• '•••• corresponding month a year ago, 7,- on this, occasion as a reminder of the heads of families in Poland unemJewish Year Book, just off the press, give effect to its intention to reor729 immigrants came in as quota tents used in the" Wilderness and ployed, the Jewish sitfiation there is New York—(J. ;T. A)—The suc- a joint publication of the American ganize the municipal authorities and aliens, 3,185 as natives of non-quota •later of the booths erected in the particularly tragic, Mr. Hyman's recessful .operation of the plan inaugu- Jewish Committee and the ' Jewish confer on them as wide powers as countries, 1,056 as wives and 934 as fields of Palestine during the har- port points out. possible. . . • ' . . - . . ' . rated b'y the Julius Rosenwald Foun- Publication Society of America. children of citizens, and 419 were of vest, has been built by the synagogue The report notes with satisfaction dation to provide hospital care -for other classes under the act. adjoining the Jewish Community During the ten years 1920:1929, Dr. that order has Been maintained in persons suffering from serious *ill/Center. ness, at a cost within the reach of Linfield points out, a total 6f 394,080 Palestine in 1930, thanks to a series Jewish Member of Parliament At the conclusion of tonight's middle class incomes is related in the prisoners were from the of measures taken by the Palestine to Resign services, the congregation will assemreport ^of C. Eufus Rorem, of the courts, at the receiving prisons and government and the reorganization of London.—Sir Walter de Frece, one ble in the succah for Kiddush, after Rosemfiild- Foundation. . reformatories of all the states of the the Police Force there. of the Jews in the present Parliament, whicli refreshments will be served the Mr;?Rorem points out that 2,500 Union. This number included 6,846 Conservative member for Blackpool, Auxiliary. . patients have jtaken. advantage of the Jews, or -1.74 per cent. During the Mrs. I. W. Rosenblatt is in charge has written to his constituents that hs facilities offered by the Baker Me- same period, the average percentage is prepared to resign his seat and 'is of the decoration of the Succah, and morial Pavilion, opened in 1930, half waiting their decision -with regard to Mrs. F. J. Alberts is in charge of re- Study to Direct Jews in Proper of whose deficit up to the amount of of Jews to the total population of the Economic Chanfreshments. his successor. $150,000 the Julius Rosenwald Foun- United States was 3.43 per cent. The • nels number of Jews in the prisons of the Cantor Edward Sclriff dation has undertaken to pay. The experiment conducted in this country was thus 49.27 per cent Berlin—(J. T. A.)—The wide povLondon—(J. T. A.)—The action of and also on nest Friday evening pavilion is to meet what Mr. Rosen- smaller than the percentage of Jews erty which is encompassing all wald considers is a long felt need, to the total population of the country. Lord Passfield in refusing to grant Saturday morning, October 2 tod 3. groups of the Jewish population is L e., 16 provide medical care' for In other words, Jews furnished a lit- permission for re-entry into Palestine The public has been invited to hear summarized in the official figures him. patients who are not willing to. accept tle over half of their numerical quota to Vladimir Jabotinsky, Zionist Republished by the Berlin Jewish ComCantor Schiff, who lias been esixfer .1 charity, but who cannot pay the fees to the population of the state prisons visionist leader, is approved by the Philadelphia h i l d l ph i for several y ^ lias Aiiroiide City has been designated worker of Providence, R. I., upon her munity, new coalition cabinet, it was stated in P of private care. .of the United States. The West End of Berlin, the most i y for lite 34th return from abroad. At the Baker Memorial Pavilion. • Dr. Linfield also presents figures here by Colonial Secretary Thomas. I received favorable comments on Ms as £ui coir?eir4oii eily work.from a number of i prosperous Jewish section of the city, h Zi O Mr. Thomas declared that the matctovBi.!aoii of uhe Zionist Orthe report explains, semi-private and "To Prevent Strife." critics.Schiff has written mtzsle fo which formerly had no needy, has regarding Jewish inmates of prisons ter had been discussed by the new ganization of Aiii3ii«i, tybieli opens private rooms are provided at rates Accepting as its task "To prevent now almost as many Jewish appliof from $4 to $6.50 a day, including in a number of foreign countries, government in consultation with the the holyday services, which he plans on strife and acrimonious public debates r wcmsa's Zionist -oa> both before and during the coming cants for help as the East End, and all usual drugs and all the nursing which uniformly show that in these acting High Commissioner for Palesr to publish soon. J±.z .T J:olcl ils ITih. annual' convention of the Zionist Organiza- in the North of the city the report required by any but gravely ill pa- also the ratio of Jewish prisoners to tine, and that it had come to the con; clusion that circumstances at the lihs siune iime la Atlan- tion of America" by taking steps states. tients. A schedule of moderate fees in the total number of prisoners is eonvanaon s All welfare and relief work carried this service has been arranged by the small. Thus, in Poland during 1923- present time do not justify any mod£ie Cifcy.' . * ' .. leading to the re-establishment and on by the. community had to be hospital staff, which has agreed that 1926 a total of 558,224 prisoners were ification of the action taken by Lord . An. official osH for .She convention harmony between the majority of the greatly increased. The report emphano patient be.asked to pay a doctor's sentenced by the courts, including 22,- Passfield. sTxes'df be Issued together with present administration and the Lipsky The yearly Succoth celebration ot instructions for tie election of dele- group, a committee of prominent and sizes that unless funds become availbill of more than $150 in all. "Lord Passfield arrived, at his deci307 Jews, or 4.8 per cent of the total, able, the work is in danger of being Before admission, the patienf, or whereas the Jews constituted 10.49 sion in order to further the best in- the Bikur Cholim Society, which also gates. . . . independent New York Zionists lias discontinued. some member of his family, discusses per cent of the total population of terests of Palestine," Thomas de- commemorates the founding of the been formed, the Jewish Telegraphic Harmony. • German Jewry is urged to start a financial arrangements with the hospiclared. When Captain Wedgwood organization, will be held this year Agency learns. the country in 1921; in Roumania, vigorous campaign against its econWith the annual Zionist Convention tal's admitting officer.' The probable called, attention to" Jabotinsky's war next Monday afternoon, September This action was taken at a private cost of the illness is estimated and during 1923-1927, & total of 158,229 decoration received from the British 28, at one o'clock at the 25th and but a month away, calls for peace to conference of New York Zionist lead- omic distress by Dr. Felix Goklmann, writing in the "Central Vevein Veiprevent the possible split in Zionist sentenced prisoners were committed Seward St. Synagogue. The affair is the method, of payment is arranged. Government for organizing the Jewish I tung," official organ of the Central ranks are emanating from leaders and ers. It may be in instalments if necessary. ;o the prisons, including 5,403 Jews, Legion and aiding the British Army open to the public. Union of German citizens of the JewWants Brandeis\ as Arbitrator. 3labbi Louis E. Cardon of Chicago organized Zionist groups. The entire amount is collected by the or 3.41 per cent of the total, whereas in Palestine during the World TVar, A suggestion that Justice Louis D. ish faith. hospital yjiich turns t h e , doctor's the Jews constituted 5.5 per cent of and emphasized that he had been ex- and Rabbi N. Feldman will deliver Judge William M. Lewis, former As a first step towards constructive share over to him, thus relieving him the total population in 1925; and in cluded-from Palestine because of the addresses. Refreshments will be National Chairman of the United Pal- Brandeis of the United States Suof the possible uncertainty and diffi- Latvia, during 1925-1929, a total of Arab massacres, Thomas asserted served at the conclusion of the meet- estine Appeal; Mrs. Archibald Silver- preme Court be asked to arbitrate the work, Dr. Goldmann suggests the esculty of making collection. It is ex- '47,728 prisoners were sentenced by that "Lord Passfield had considered ing. rnan of Providence, American member differences between the two groups tablishment of an institute by German pected that the service will become the civil courts and the courts mar- the whol§ situation before deciding." of the American Zionist delegation at in the Zionist Organization of Ameri- Jewry which would work in conjuncself-supporting after it has been Basle; Mr. Jacob Ginsburg, editor of ca is made by Jacob Ginsburg, editor tion with the Central Welfare Office established long enough to be .fully in tial, including 1,634 Jews, or 3.41 per the Philadelphia Jewish World, and and publisher of the Philadelphia of German Jews to inquis'e into the cent, whereas the Jews constituted 5 use. • ' ' • - - . ' . , - • • the Order Sons of Zion have issued Jewish World, in an appeal to all possibilities of providing economic per cent of the total population in appeals to the contending groups to Zionist leaders in America to end the openings for German Jews. The institute would follow the line the countr. These countries, toA benefit for the Temple Sister- arbitrate their differences. The c!on- "threatening Zionist fratricidal war." of development of economic life in gether/with the Jewish community of hood is being sponsored by Mrs. Wil- viction is expressed by all that the Judge Lewis Urges Pledge. New York.—;(J. T. A.)—The an- liam L. Holzman and Mrs. Max L. danger of a party split must be avoidgeneral, the article says, and would be .the United States, represent, Dr. LinLouis Lipsky, former President of able to warn Jews against entering nual convention of. the American JewHolzfnan on Wednesday evening, Oc- ed lest irreparable h^rm accrue to the the: Zionist Organization and Robert field points out, 53.61 per cent of the certain branches of economic life, betotal Jewish population of the world; ish-Congress will take place in Phil- tober 7, at eight o'clock in the audi- Zionist rehabilitation work in Pales- Szold, chairman of the Administration cause its research work would have adelphia, October 18th and 19th, it tine. torium of Temple Israel, when mov; of these countries the of the Zionist Org^iBization sre asked shown that there was no field there Barnet Weirier, 66, grocer in Omaha and in; .each 1 was announced here. ing pictures of "Travels in Foreign The Order Sons of Zion fet a special to drop factional strife in an effort for Jewish employment, or it would for many years, was fatally injured percentage bf Jews in the prisons is 1 A;nutnbe'r of reports oh the present Lands" by Mr. William L. Holzmn conference adopted a resolution in to prevent a repetition of the split of be sblg .to direct attention to new when struck by an auto Friday night small in comparison with the percentwill, be shown. ' which its president, Isaac Allan was 1S21 at the next Zionist Convention, at 19th' and Charles while returning age of' Jews in the total population. Jewish" situation in Poland, Roumania, The general public is invited, and instructed to appoint a Committee to by Judge "William M. Lewis, former economic openings. Russia, Hungary, Greece and Mexico from services at the Beth! Hamedrosh synagogue. He died two hours after will • be rendered. The Palestine sit- a nominal charge of thirty-five cents negotiate with the contending fac- National Chairman of the United „ , .. ,, r being rushed to the hospital. tions with a view to bringing about Palestine Appeal. uation will also be reported at the is being asked. Kosner Inspection for peaceIn an open letter, which appears in Ice Cream He is survived by his widow and Weizmann Issues Formal Denial Convention^ Drive7tp Boycott Jewish five daughters, Miss Bertha Weiner Unity Imperative, Say# Mrs. Silver- the current issue of the "Zionist," ofBaltimore.—An investigation of the London.—Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Anti-Jewish discrimination: in the Merchants and Mrs. M. Bialic, of Omaha; Mrs. former President of the World Zion- United States, in the field of labor ficial organ of the New York Zionist ice cream manufactured in Baltimore man. Rebecca Rubinstein and Mrs". Louis Warsaw.—A movement to inaugUnity in the ranks of American region, Judge Lewis asks both leaders for the purpose of determining -which Kraft, of Denver; Mrs. A. Braslau of ist Organization, formally authorized and education will be discussed. The urate a boycott against Jewish merchto prevail upon their adherents to is kosher and fit for the consumption the;: Jewish Telegraphic Agency to newly planned immigration restric-: ants in Poland was launched here by Zionists has never been so imperative submit to the decisions of the major- of Orthodox Jews will be conducted New York.' • .' i tandLfo tion will also be taken up at the de- the "Gazetta Warzawska," organ of as it is today, declared Mrs. Archi- ity, on whichever side it should be, by the Council of Orthodox Jewish Funeral services were held Sunday deny reports that he would stand^foj* liberations. Parliament. morning at.the Chesed Shel Ernes. the National Democratic Party. Congregations el Baltimore. bald Silvermanj prominent Zioaist at the convention is November
"MERCHANT OF VENICE" REMOVED FROM SCHOOL LIST
BRITAIN SPENDS MANY MILLIONS FOR PALESTINE
PRISONERS IN U. S. JEWISH, STUDY REVEALS
5,692 JEWS ENTER COUNTRY PAST YEAR
Cantor Here for Succoth
HOSPrTAUZATION
"SUCCAH" ERECTED BY
POVERTY INCREASE FOR ALL CLASSES OF GERMAN JEWRY
JABOTWSKY CANNOT RE-ENTER PALESTINE, NEW CABINET RULES
Leaders Urge Peace in. Ranks of Zionists tx> Prevent Split
Bikur Cholim Annual Succoth Celebratior
Jewish Congress to Meet in Philadelphia
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BARNET W E P R JQIXED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO
Plan Benefit for Temple Sisterhood